BE LIGHT AWARE

Sources and links:

• International Dark Sky Association, an excellent resource www.darksky.org
  
  
• Light Pollution Awareness website members.aol.com/ctstarwchr
  
  
• 'Lights' mailing list hosted by the Australian National University. To subscribe, send email to lights-request@anu.edu.au with the single line "subscribe" in the body of the text.
  
  
• Sydney Outdoor Lighting Improvement Society [SOLIS]  solissydney.tripod.com
  
  
• Obtrusive Lighting and Designated Optical Observatories www.atnf.csiro.au/asa_www/observatories.html
  
  
• Astronomical Society of Victoria light pollution notes  www.asv.org.au

• Lighting and crime- some surprising answers!crimeprevention.rutgers.edu/brochures/lighting2/lighting.htm

 
• More on lighting and crime. A Controversial paper by Dr.Barry Clark from the Astronomical Society of Victoria http://www.asv.org.au/lpoll/lppage.htm

 
• Third generation efficient LEDs www.myshowers.com/product_chipstrip.asp
  
  
• Port Phillip Council (Vic) introduces new-technology LED energy-saving lights in cut-off fixtures for park lighting www.myshowers.com/news_010911_media.asp
  
  
• Hornsby Shire Council (NSW) also opts for quality park-lighting www.myshowers.com/e-flyer/Hornsby/Untitled-2.html
  
  
• Czech Republic - world first light pollution laws www.space.com/spacewatch/skies_czech_020318.html and for an English translation of the law amper.ped.muni.cz/light/law/czlaw_en.doc.zip
  
  
• Calgary (Canada) refits with lower wattage full-cutoff streetlights www.gov.calgary.ab.ca/roads/streetlight
  
  
• Lombardy region in Italy institutes light pollution laws www.cielobuio.org/lombardy.php#References
  
  
• Vicuña, Chile turns lights downward and attracts tourists to starry skies www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/darksky_chile_010522-1.html
  
  
• The UK House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Technology has now issued its report (HC 747) on light pollution recommending government action to curb light pollution.www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmsctech/747/747.pdf
  
  
• Long Island Power Authority NY  Improves night sky in Bridgehampton with dark sky friendly lighting fixtures
  as a part of an Island-wide program to improve night skies www.lipower.org/newscenter/pr/2003/oct21.darkskies.html
  
  
• Light pollution and breast cancer www.bcaction.org/Pages/SearchablePages/2000Newsletters/Newsletter061A.html and www.geocities.com/eric74382000/bc.htm
  
  
• Light pollution interferes with sea turtle hatchlings survival floridamarine.org/features/view_article.asp?id=2156
  
  
• Light pollution disorients millions of birds with fatal consequences news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0417_030417_tvlightpollution.html and www.flap.org/new/nestegg2.htm

• Australian Energy News on A Greener Approach to Lighting Our Streets www.aeema.asn.au/conf2002/zips/Peter_Portelli.pdf
  
  
• ETSA 1998 Annual Report. Originally downloaded from the ETSA website but apparently no longer available there. It has been preserved at  www.fraserf.id.au/astronomy/pollution/etsa9798ar.pdf (1.35MB PDF file)
  
  
• Standards Australia sells electronic or hardcopies of the relevant lighting documents AS4282 and AS1158 for AU$26.93. www.standards.com.au/catalogue/script/search.as
  
  
• Department of Mines and Energy www.mines.sa.gov.au
  
  
• US Environmental Protection Agency's Green Lighting Guide of 1995 Lighting Fundamentals www-is.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/%7Edibo/teaching/mm/pages/light-fundamentals.html
  
  
• Lightsearch. What kind of lighting is available and current world standards www.lightsearch.com/index.html
  
  
• Alternative Technology Association for general clean energy issues www.ata.org.au